We're the ones who live.
Maggie sits by Glenn's grave, crying. She climbs up to the watchtower and looks out. Gregory mentions that the Hilltoppers are saying nice things about Maggie and Sasha for saving Hilltop the other night. She tells him she knows that bothers him. She asks if he is going to eat the apple he has. Another man on the watchtower reminds Gregory that Maggie is pregnant. Gregory throws her the apple. Negan shaves as Judith and Carl look on. Daryl reads the note in his cell. He cautiously opens the door and heads out. Negan makes pasta sauce while Carl makes rolls. Olivia cries outside. Tara walks up and hands a can of lemonade to Olivia. Tara offers to take over but Olivia declines. She promised Rick she would watch Judith. She tells Tara to go, they are about to sit and eat. Carl sets the table as Negan looks on smiling. Olivia brings the pitcher of lemonade. Aaron and Rick look out on the lake of zombies. The only boat is riddled with bullet holes so it will fill up with water. Rick tells Aaron he can stay back but Aaron is seeing this through with him. He makes oars out of the warning sign. Negan, Carl, and Olivia sit waiting at the table. Negan gets tired of waiting for Rick. He places Lucille on Rick's chair and says, "Carl, pass the rolls. Please."
Eugene looks like he is about to cry as he walks back into Alexandria. One of the Saviors complements Spencer on a job well done. Another Savior hits on him. She yells at Eugene for watching them. Eugene admits he likes to watch. Carol sits at home reading with a bowl of pomegranate seeds nearby. She goes to her door and sees a burlap bag. She notices Morgan walking away. She tells him she can fend for herself. She shows him the food Ezekiel left. He came because she called him over. She asks how he is and he says good. Then she tells him to go. Richard is at the door when Morgan goes to leave. He wants to speak to the both of them. Aaron and Rick are almost to a canoe that looks like it is fit to sail. They kill zombies trying to get in their boat. Their boat is filling up with water fast. They make it to the canoe and there is a zombie inside. Rick kills it but another zombie pulls Aaron over. Aaron is surrounded by zombies and goes under. Rick calls his name but no response. Then Aaron pops out of the water. They both make it to the houseboat. Daryl walks down a hall where he can hear two people arguing. A jar of pickles breaks and he hides in someone's room. He grabs a jar of peanut butter and starts eating it. Then he changes into some clothes. He notices a figurine. Aaron finds a note that says "congrats for winning but you still lose." Rick mentions that the owner ran out of ammo. Daryl sits in the room eating the peanut butter waiting for the two people to leave. He gets impatient. Rick tells Aaron he wasn't trying to insult Aaron by telling him to stay. Aaron says he knows that giving Negan supplies will keep people alive. He understands how Michonne feels "But either your hearts beating or it isn't. You're loved one's hearts are beating or they aren't. We take what they give us so that we can live." As they close the truck door we see someone's boots looking out at the houseboat.
Michonne points the gun at the Savior in silence as they drive towards Sanctuary. She asks the Savior how long she has been with Negan and why she was out there alone. The woman says nothing. "You think talking will change how this ends for you but you don't know me. . . I'm not gonna kill him today. I'm gonna find the way that we win. I'm gonna change how this ends for me. That's why I'm out here alone." Sasha walks into the trailer and Maggie asks her if the pie she has is apple pie. One of the Hilltoppers made it for them. A little girl told Sasha that Maggie should run for president. Maggie asks if Sasha got the knives from Jesus. She wanted him to get some supplies for the kids at Hilltop. Sasha tells her that she forgot to mention that Jesus left that morning. When Maggie leaves Enid confronts Sasha about lying to Maggie. Jesus left yesterday. Enid figures out that Sasha wants to kill Negan. Enid says Sasha and Maggie are not the only ones who want to kill Negan. Sasha says, "We have to keep her safe. You have to keep her safe." Enid replies,"It isn't just you." Richard says that after the apocalypse a lot of groups banded together. But that eventually ended. He lost hope in people. But then he found Kingdom. He tells them about Ezekiel cutting a deal with the Saviors. Carol wants to know what this has to do with her. He knows Ezekiel likes Carol and trusts her. So he wants her help to convince Ezekiel. Some time soon the Kingdom will fall. He lost his family and he is scared if they don't do anything they will lose everything. The Saviors cannot be trusted. He wants them to convince Ezekiel to attack the Saviors, strike first, and destroy them.
Rosita stares at her bullet. Gabriel asks if the bullet is for her or Negan. The bullet is for Negan. She will risk her life to kill him. Gabriel asks, "Why do you have to die?" She replies, "Because he has to." He asks again, "I agree, but why do you?" She replies, "If Abraham was alive we could fight. If Glenn was, Maggie's kid would have a father. Michonne and Carl can fight. They have Rick. Aaron has Eric. Eugene knows things. Daryl's strong." He asks, "It shouldn't have been you. It shouldn't have been anyone. We'll win, but we need to wait for the right moment. Or create it together. And you're a part of that together. Don't do this. We need you." He walks out and leaves her alone in the church. Daryl runs down the hall with a knife in his hand. Richard tells them they need to attack first while they still have the advantage. He assumes Carol has no fighting experience. Morgan and Carol tell him he is wrong. Carol is the most capable fighter in the room. She just wants to be left alone. Morgan tells him many people will die. Richard points out that Morgan killed a man (the Savior that was going to kill Carol). Morgan replies, "I took a life to save a life." Morgan doesn't want to break the peace that still exists. Richard yells, "When they turn on us, and they will. That blood is gonna be on your hands! But maybe you're both used to that." Carol tells Morgan to go. She tells him to tell their friends that she is gone. He replies, "Never meant for you to see me."
Spencer walks into his house. He sees the mess Rick and the others made looking for the missing guns. He has cleaned himself up and is looking in the mirror practicing saying "hi." Richard walks through the woods into a hidden trailer filled with supplies. He picks up a jar of water and throws it on the ground. He sits on the floor crying. Spencer walks down the street with a bottle of booze. Rosita asks if he has a date. He is going to get in good with Negan. He asks why she ended their relationship. He is cute, tall, and she used him. She apologizes. He asks her to dinner. She smiles and agrees to dinner. Daryl opens a door that leads to the outside. He runs to one of the motorcycles. Fat Joey is there. He raises his arms and tells Daryl he can go and he won't raise the alarm. He's just trying to get by. Daryl beats him to death with the pipe just as Jesus walks up. Jesus calls his name several times before Daryl stops. Daryl takes the gun Joey had. "It ain't just about getting by here. It's about getting it all." Spencer finally gets to Negan, "We haven't officially met. I'm Spencer Monroe. Hi."
The Savior stops the car and says, "That's Negan." Michonne asks if he is down there. "Ya, we're all Negan. Whatever you are trying to do, you can't. Go home. Burn this car. Make it disappear. There's a silencer in the glove compartment." Michonne looks at the Savior. A silenced gunshot is heard. The car turns around and heads back the way it came. Rick sees the Saviors when the gate opens. He asks one of the Saviors where Negan is and finds out he is in his house waiting for him. Another Savior stops Rick. He wants to see what Rick brought. Negan and Spencer sit on the porch drinking. When Spencer tells him where he can find a pool table Negan says, "Oh Spencer, you may just be my new best friend." The Saviors unload the truck. One of them finds the note the dead man left. They get mad and confront Aaron. Rick tries to intervene but the Saviors stop him and begin to beat Aaron. Negan and Spencer play pool out on the street. Spencer tells Negan he came to talk about Rick. Rick stares as Aaron is beaten. Spencer says, "I get what you're trying to do here. You're building a network. You're making people contribute for the greater good. It makes sense. But you should know Rick Grimes has a history of not working well with others." He tells him that all of his family died once Rick got to Alexandria. He says Rick will find a way to take control. Negan wants to know what Spencer is proposing. Spencer says he wants to be in charge of Alexandria. Rick helps Aaron up when the Saviors are done beating him. Negan responds that Rick is "swallowing his hate and getting shit done. That takes guts. And then there's you . . . If you want to take over why not kill Rick yourself and just take over? It's because you have no guts." Then he shoves his knife in Spencer spilling his guts. "You did have guts. I've never been so wrong in my whole life." He smiles and grabs Lucille. "Someone get up here and clean this mess up." He points Lucille at all of them. "Anyone want to finish the game?" Rosita pulls out her gun. The screen goes black and we hear a gunshot.
Rick and Aaron head towards the sound of the gunfire. Rosita failed. Lucille got in the way of the bullet. One of the Saviors has her on the ground with a knife at her throat. Negan picks up the bullet and realizes it is homemade. He will cut her face unless she tells him who made the bullet. Rosita insists she made it but Negan knows that's not true. He orders the Savior to kill someone. She turns around and shoots Olivia right under her right eye. Rick shows up and tells Negan they had an agreement. Negan wants a thank you from Rick. Negan says, "I just bent over backwards to show you how reasonable I am." He tells them about Carl, Spencer, and Rosita. Rick glares at Negan and tells him his stuff is waiting for him at the gate. Negan says he will leave when he finds out who made the bullet. Tara says she made it. Eugene then announces he made it. He begins to tell Negan how he made it. Negan closes his eyes and holds Lucille. Negan tells Rick he is taking Eugene. "Whatever you scavenged is not enough. You're still in a serious, serious hole after today." Rick stares in unbelief. Spencer turns around as a zombie. Rick takes his knife and plunges it into Spencer's skull.
Rick kneels on the ground of the cell. He has the note from the dead man and his hatchet. Michonne comes in. He hugs her. She says, "I found what I was looking for. I wanted to go with you and Aaron but couldn't. I had to go my way. But when I found it, I realized I didn't want it to be my way. I wanted it to be ours." She tells them they are outnumbered but she still feels the same. "We're still alive. We're still here. The two of us, we're still standing and we're gonna keep standing. We're the ones who get things done. We're the ones who live. That's why we have to fight. Not for us but for Judith, for Carl, for Alexandria, for Hilltop. We can find a way to beat them. But only if we do this." He replies, "I know that now." They kiss. Maggie looks at Glenn's grave. She climbs up to the watchtower. When she looks out she sees something and calls out to Sasha and Enid. The gates open and Rick, Michonne, Carl, Tara, and Rosita are there. Rick hugs Maggie. He says, "You were right from the start. You told us to get ready to fight. I didn't listen, I couldn't. I can now." Daryl comes out from behind a building. Rick and Daryl hug. Rosita and Sasha look at each other and nod. Everyone hugs. Enid and Carl smile at each other. Daryl gives Rick the gun he took. They all smile and walk towards the house. Alexandria at night. We see Father Gabriel on the watchtower. Someone is watching him through binoculars. The same pair of boots that had followed Rick and Aaron are there.
Final Thoughts
- I'm really surprised that Spencer died in this episode. I knew he would die eventually but I didn't think it would be so soon. I thought he would cause the death of someone else first.
- Maggie for president!
- I like that the Hilltoppers all like Maggie and know that she is pregnant evidenced by that Hilltopper guilting Gregory into giving Maggie his apple.
- I am totally loving Father Gabriel this season. I never thought I would say that. Way to go TWD writers. You made me like Father Gabriel.
- Those rolls looked good.
- Farewell, Olivia. You were brave at the last.
- That hug between Rick and Daryl was one of the best hugs on the show. It ties with Daryl and Carol hugging after she saved them from Terminus.
- Who is spying on our gang?
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